I REALLY am the Walrus," says Liverpudlian Jean Wallace>, who is the voice of Sue in the TV hit Creature Comforts.

Stardom has arrived in a very unusual way for Jean from West Derby, now a London-based teacher.

She and her flatmate Carmella responded to an open invitation for voices from ordinary people for a telly project by the people who made Wallace and Gromit, Aardman Productions.

The duo, both fans of the animated series, applied and were surprised when a producer arrived with a tape recorder in Jean's West London flat.

Jean, 44, a teacher at Hill House Prep School in Knightsbridge told The insider: "We did the recording but didn't hear anything for about a year and out of the blue they sent us a postcard saying we would be Sue and Lorraine the water-infatuated walruses.

"I amSue - the bored looking one - and my friend is Lorraine the intellectual walrus. When they turned up at the flat they had a series of questions about sea animals and water in general and told us to speak for about an hour on all aspects of . . . water."

Her appearance caused a pleasant stormat home and at work.

"I ama maths teacher for nine and ten-year-olds and they knew it was me - they even wanted my autograph. I think I signed a few."

Jean says that her mumand dad in West Kirby and sister Jenny were thrilled with the show.

"I'm really enjoying my fifteen minutes of fame."

* PSYCHIC> Billy Roberts> had a special bit of 'space' in his office for one collectors' item.

Billy, author and telly presenter who runs his new office in South Liverpool, wanted to decorate the walls with local memorabilia.

"I didn't see this coming," says Billy "but Tommy Scott> from Space> gave me a Gold Disc for their album Tin Planet."

But what Billy DID see coming was Space's eventual chart success.

Says Billy: "I used to be in a band myself in the 60s and we supported the Rolling Stones> and Chuck Berry>. I knew Space would make it.

"Tommy and I go back a long-way. In fact, I was at his wedding in Port-meirion in North Wales and I gave his wife away."

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SHE has been looking slimmer and slimmer of late, but Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton> wants to set the record straight over rumours about her health.

The 20-year-old singer has been forced to take a week off from promoting the band's new

single If You Come To Me after being laid low with flu. But a spokesperson for the band tells Insider that claims she collapsed are unfounded.

"She did not collapse and is not suffering from nervous exhaustion or anything else," says the spokesperson.

"Natasha knows that, as a popstar, people will always pick on for something and does not let rumours about her weight bother her.

"There's nothing wrong with her and she looks absolutely fine. Natasha is taking a week off work because she has flu.

"She had tried to work through it but sometimes these things are more difficult to shake so she ended up saying she needs a break.

"If people saw how full the diary is for the girls, they would understand why when something like flu gets hold of you it can be difficult to get rid of it."

* JAMIROQUAI> frontman Jay Kay> has a confession to make - he reckons he's the country's biggest Hollyoaks fan.

The insider was all ears as the hat-loving funkster made his admission to T4's June Sarpong,> adding that it's not just the show that has him glued to his telly.

SUITS you sir! DJ and stand-up Pete Price> has made sure he'll be in the news for the whole of the run of his next panto.

He has had a suit made of Liverpool ECHOs for his part as Muddles in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs> at the Royal Court. Pete says when he went on a recent walk about in it everyone commented on it. One woman shopping came up and said: 'Can I have you home delivered?'

Pete's unique cotton suit was made at St Helen's College: "I am hoping to get a pink footy version for the show's finale," laughed dapper Pete.

* HENRY> Luxemburg> may be playing it all psycho at the moment as Chester serial killer Toby in Hollyoaks but come Christmas it'll be all change for the scary star.

We've yet to discover what fate awaits Toby, now that he's confessed to wife Ellie about his tastes for murder.

But we can only guess that his days are numbered as Henry has signed on to play Prince Charming in Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome.

All together now "He's behind you!"

* NEWS> reaches The insider that designer Vivienne Westwood> has chosen Liverpool's most stylish independent hotel to patronise on her visit this week.

Vivienne will be here for the opening of the new store bearing her name in Cavern Walks on Thursday evening.

And she'll be staying in one of the ultra chic boutique hotel rooms at the Racquet Clubin >Chapel Street.

It's the latest coup for the venue which relaunched in June and has already become a popular location with visiting glossies, most recently, high street name Karen Millen.>